- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://moreaboutindia.com/morulo-folk-dance-of-goa/ {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]', u'end': u'/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[17]', u'startOffset': 0, u'endOffset': 206}], u'quote': u'Bicholim is a spot extremely popular for its waterfalls and antiquated hollows. A spot steeped in recorded noteworthiness, as it was here that that Marathas and Portuguese had numerous a warmed fight. Its history and geography have coincidentally impacted the fables of the spot.\nStatements neglect to depict the magnificence and wonder of the peacock, the National feathered creature of India. Provided that your stars are lucky, you may detect an assembly of peacocks dropping from their high roosts in the mounts to the fields.\xa0 It\u2019s a matter of pride to realize that a dance called the Morulo dependent upon this wonderful looking fledgling is performed in Goa.\nPundalik Sawant (Leader of the aggregation): \u201cThe steps in Morulo are comparative to the\xa0 move of the peacock.\nThis is an universal dance which we perform throughout Shigmo celebration.\u201d\nThe Morulo which delineates the statements of a peacock, in spite of the fact that is performed throughout Shigmo at more than one place in Goa, is a dance said to have begun in the interesting village of Sarwan in Bicholim.\nPundalik Sawant: \u201cMorulo was first started in Sarwan. The universal business of the Sarwan villagers is offering of \u201csuranga\u201d blooms.\nYou will uncover that the vast majority of the trees in Sarwan are of the suranga. The peacocks came and perched on these trees. Anyway as they danced about, the buds of the suranga blossoms dropped to the ground before blooming. So to shoo them away, the villagers used to yell and dance. This advanced into the \u2018Morulo\u201d move.\u201d\nPundalik Swant: \u201cThough not many students of history say that the peacocks went to the fields, that is not so. This dance came to presence keeping in mind the end goal to secure suranga trees from peacocks.\u201d\nWith an orange vest and a loincloth around the waist; a blue material is fixed to the leader of the dance experts with a quill of a peacock as a crown.\xa0 The dance specialists who are all male tie \u201cghungrus\u201d to their feet. This makes a constant jingling sound which makes its own particular mood.\nPundalik Sawant:\u201d Pardi who are peacock seekers, wear quills on their brows. Their ensemble was similar to that worn by tribals.\nSo regularly, our outfits in this move is dependent upon the peacock and its plumes, which shapes the subject of the \u2018Morulo\u201d dance.\u201d\nAn aggregation of men moreover the lovers of the dance floor, stand at a separation singing, cheering and playing different musical instruments.\nOf centrality here is the\xa0 \u2018zaanj\u2019, a significant part of this musical set up. The \u201czaanj\u201d is a two piece metallic instrument and when hit against one another handles a piercing sound and beat.\nThere are fascinating melodies to which this dance is performed. One of them sings of the delights of the underhanded peahens when they see the peacock fallen in a trap. The peacock counters by fearlessly liberating himself and strutting in pride.\nThe Morulo is a sample of the resourcefulness of the locals, converting an ordinary occasion of each day life into an amusing action like this move structure.\nThe consistent moderate musical dance breaks into a snappy beat at the fag end of the move. This indicators the nearby of the Morulo.\nThe individuals of Sarwan are the glad overseers of this hereditary move, which the more senior era are striving difficult to pass onto the young in an offer to preserve a priceless piece of their heritage.', u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'fascinating dance by men on the sound of Zaanj and Ghunghru.', u'tags': [u'Goa', u'Morulo-folk-Dance', u'Morulem-folk-dance', u'Peacock-folk-dance', u'Zaanj-musical-instrument', u'Ghunghru-feet-ornament', u'Shigmo-festival']} created: Sun, 22 Feb 2015, 10:11 AM UTC